Bone, Joint and Ligament Problems

Bones can’t move without joints and ligaments. Discuss all bone, joint and ligament alignments in this forum. They include but aren’t limited to osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, osteomyelitis, fibrous dysplasia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, cervical spondylosis, ankylosing spondylitis, infective arthritis, ligament sprain, tendonitis, and ligament inflammation.

Total hip replacement pain in both legs

Answered by a doctor

I am 7 weeks post total hip replacement and walking un-aided. I have developed a weird nagging ache in both legs where i feel i want to stretch my legs about a 100 miles. I take diclofenic and co-codamol which does help but really want to kick the meds. Alot of the nagging ache collects around the...

by Grimbo over a year ago

Questionable fructure in sternum

I was hit by a fast driving car head on last week. Doctors in the ER said my breast bone was fructured and I have been in excruciating pain eversince. It seems that my SUV's airbag came on and that should have protected my chest from hitting the steering wheel but as it appears, it did not happen....

by Mikal over a year ago

Pain in leg

Answered by a doctor

I am 39 and have been taking YAZ for about 3 months. I work out daily, drink lots of water and try and stay away from fatty foods. A couple of weeks ago, I started having severe leg cramps in my right calf. I have also had some pain in my left leg. Both calves seem to be swollen a little. The only...

by tstratton139306 over a year ago

Severe joint pain

HI, my name is shelley and I have had a problem with severe pain in my hands and arms for about 5 years now and I have noticed that eating eggs, chicken and fatty foods make it worse. I also have a problem with my hands going numb from carpal tunnel. About a month ago I decided to cut out all bread...

by scahoon2010159389 over a year ago

Torn tendon -update

Hey I am still doing my PT and can raise my arm assisted to 115 degrees, not great after 6 months post-surgery. I apparently have a frozen houlder as well. - i dont have pain only if doing exercises and a review in 3 months with my surgeon- if no further improvement in movement i may need another...

by Guest over a year ago

possible signs and symptoms of Acalvaria?

I am just so worried for my cousin, who is pregnant with her first baby and her ultrasound today turned up something out of the ordinary. I know that doctors can do miracles these days, or it seems that way to us lay people, but still... Can you get me up to speed? What are the possible signs and...

by danila1932202662 over a year ago

Cannot Extend My Elbow

Hello, my name is Tom. For as long as I can remember, (yet somehow, I remember times like Taekwando when this wasn't a problem...couldn't have been), I have never been able to extend my elbow past about 170 to 175 degrees. Most people can go 180 to 185 degrees, but my joint literally locks there,...

by Guest over a year ago

Something is wrong with my hand.

There's something wrong with my left hand/wrist. It's swollen; you can see the tendons in my right wrist fine (i have really thin wrists) and you can't see them at all in my left. Sometimes it doesn't hurt that much, but sometimes it is a ten out of ten pain. Also, sometimes, there is this weird...

by planesaremade4lovers155424 over a year ago

regarding to know the mtcc no. of mycobacterium laprae.

sir kindly provide me the MTCC no. pf mycobacterium laprae.

by Guest over a year ago

Stinging Wrist Pain

I broke my fifth metacarpel and i had a cast that cover my ring and pinky fingers to hold them in place. I had this cast on for 4 weeks, and when i got it off my hand was fine, alittle stiff in the ring and pinky fingers but it was fine. Nothing was wrong with my wrist until a week after. I went to...

by jason1495705 over a year ago